This assignment was given after a poem read in class. The students are to pick something that they identify with and write why. For example, I would rather be a flower than a weed. The task is to then say why this is.
The Requirements are:
1) First line must be I'd rather be a... than a...
2) Why
3) Imagery
4) Repetition
5) Alliteration
6) Simile
7) 4 stanzas
8) 4 lines to a stanza
Identity Poem Requirements
This assignment was given after a poem read in class. The students are to pick something that they identify with and write why. For example, I would rather be a flower than a weed. The task is to then say why this is.
The Requirements are:
1) First line must be I'd rather be a... than a...
2) Why
3) Imagery
4) Repetition
5) Alliteration
6) Simile
7) 4 stanzas
8) 4 lines to a stanza